Mpox is still spreading in the US — here’s what to know about vaccines, symptoms and treatment
Mpox is an infectious disease caused by a poxvirus, meaning a virus in the same family as smallpox. The infection was formerly known as monkeypox
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An extinct crocodilian was found among rocks that built the Great Sphinx
Herugavialis is the new name for a fossil found in the same rocks that built the Great Sphinx. The reptile is a unique branch of
Your voice is more than sound. It’s part of who you are
The human brain is built to hear voices. Speaking connects us to other people — and ourselves. What do our voices reveal about ourselves?
Astronomers Solve Cosmic Cold Case with NASA Hubble Data
This artist’s concept depicts a possible explanation for the unusual chemical abundances NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope detected in the HS 0209+0832 system: a second-generation planet
Earth is in the firing line of a strange new type of cosmic object, astronomers say
Researchers have observed the strongest candidate yet for a “microblazar” — a dazzling object that has long been predicted to exist but never spotted. Observations
Archaeologists discover a child’s skull built into the floor of a 2,500-year-old Scandinavian house
Archaeologists have unearthed evidence that men, women and children were subjected to violence within their communities in ancient Scandinavia — and that these victims were
‘She knew she had something really important on her hands’: Rosalind Franklin figured out DNA’s helical structure before Watson and Crick, study suggests
Rosalind Franklin, whose photographs of the molecular structure of DNA led to a 1962 Nobel Prize for three other scientists, knew that her famous images
‘A Mother’s Brain’ explores the neuroscience of motherhood
Neuroscientist Susana Carmona’s book guides readers through a new mom’s changing brain.
The world’s loudest bird could drown out a rock concert
Bigger bodies and wider beaks help birds like the bare-throated bellbird belt out calls louder than a jackhammer, but why such volume evolved remains unclear.
Lost ‘heart’ of the Colorado River shines like a silver serpent in Utah
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Lake Powell, Utah [37.47537121, -110.70474226] What’s in the photo? A “sunglint” transforming a reservoir into a giant silver river Who
‘Mpox has not disappeared’: Why the infectious disease is still spreading in the US and may be here to stay
Mpox spread across the world in 2022, triggering tens of thousands of cases in countries where the infection was once rarely seen. Although the disease
The ozone layer was supposed to be healing. So why is this year’s Antarctic ozone hole so big?
On Sept. 20, the Antarctic ozone hole peaked at 10.6 million square miles (27.4 million square kilometers), the second-largest size ever observed for this time
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch at Eagles vs. Rams
NASA astronaut and mission specialist of the agency’s Artemis II mission, Christina Koch, led the fans in singing the Eagles Fight Song from the field
Jupiter will disappear behind the moon in a once-in-a-decade alignment tomorrow
You may have watched the moon block out the sun during a solar eclipse , but have you ever seen it do that to a